San Carlos vs Saprissa
Costa Rica • Primera División • 2026/2027 • Round 13
San Carlos2 : 1FTHalf-time: 2 : 0
Saprissa
Match events
- 37' Yellow card - J. M. Azofeifa Rivas
- 37' Yellow card - J. Venegas
- 39' Goal - K. Cerdas1 : 0
- 43' Goal - R. Vidal2 : 0
- 45+4' SubstitutionO. Sinclair off - N. Williams on
- 46' SubstitutionA. Rodriguez off - M. Torres on
- 46' SubstitutionD. Woodly off - B. Hernandez on
- 46' SubstitutionA. Soto off - K. Arboine on
- 55' Yellow card - K. Waston
- 62' Yellow card - K. Arboine
- 64' Yellow card - J. Evans
- 65' Yellow card - G. G. Taylor Dosman
- 65' SubstitutionR. Cordoba off - A. Guevara on
- 65' SubstitutionK. Cerdas off - E. Hernandez on
- 65' SubstitutionJ. Venegas off - C. Agualimpia on
- 68' SubstitutionJ. M. Azofeifa Rivas off - F. Escobar on
- 69' Goal - M. Torres2 : 1
- 78' SubstitutionJ. Valverde off - P. Fonseca on
- 78' SubstitutionR. Vidal off - J. Aguilar on
Match statistics
52%Ball Possession48%
4On Target2
47Dangerous Attacks47
99Attacks85
5Corners5
4Off Target8
Match information
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Competition
- Primera División
- Season
- 2026/2027
- Round
- 13
- Date
- 25 October 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez, Ciudad Quesada
- Referee
- M. Araya Cruz
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saprissa | 13 | +13 | 24 |
| 2 |  Cartagines | 13 | +7 | 24 |
| … | ||||
| 4 |  Alajuelense | 13 | +7 | 22 |
| 5 | San Carlos | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 6 |  Puntarenas FC | 13 | -4 | 18 |
Recent form
San CarlosWWWLD
SaprissaLWLDW
Head-to-head
- 3 August 2026 • Primera División • Saprissa 2 : 1 San Carlos (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 23 March 2026 • Primera División • San Carlos 1 : 3 Saprissa (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 8 February 2026 • Primera División • Saprissa 2 : 1 San Carlos (Half-time 2 : 1)
- 16 October 2025 • Primera División • San Carlos 0 : 2 Saprissa (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 2 August 2025 • Primera División • Saprissa 2 : 0 San Carlos (Half-time 1 : 0)
Clubs
San Carlos
- Founded
- 1965
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Stadium
- Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez
- City
- Ciudad Quesada
- Capacity
- 6 200
- Surface
- artificial turf
Saprissa
- Founded
- 1935
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Stadium
- Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
- City
- San José
- Capacity
- 23 112
- Surface
- artificial turf
Match commentary
- It is all over: San Carlos 2 : 1 Saprissa.
- 78'San Carlos make a change: R. Vidal off, J. Aguilar on.
- 78'San Carlos make a change: J. Valverde off, P. Fonseca on.
- 69'Goal! M. Torres scores for Saprissa. 2 : 1.
- 68'Saprissa make a change: J. M. Azofeifa Rivas off, F. Escobar on.
- 65'San Carlos make a change: J. Venegas off, C. Agualimpia on.
- 65'San Carlos make a change: K. Cerdas off, E. Hernandez on.
- 65'San Carlos make a change: R. Cordoba off, A. Guevara on.
- 65'Yellow card for G. G. Taylor Dosman (Saprissa).
- 64'Yellow card for J. Evans (San Carlos).
- 62'Yellow card for K. Arboine (Saprissa).
- 55'Yellow card for K. Waston (Saprissa).
- 46'Saprissa make a change: A. Soto off, K. Arboine on.
- 46'Saprissa make a change: D. Woodly off, B. Hernandez on.
- 46'Saprissa make a change: A. Rodriguez off, M. Torres on.
- We are back for the second half.
- Half-time. 2 : 0.
- 45+4'Saprissa make a change: O. Sinclair off, N. Williams on.
- 43'Goal! R. Vidal scores for San Carlos. 2 : 0.
- 39'Goal! K. Cerdas scores for San Carlos. 1 : 0.
- 37'Yellow card for J. Venegas (San Carlos).
- 37'Yellow card for J. M. Azofeifa Rivas (Saprissa).
- Kick-off! The match is under way.
Line-up - San Carlos • 5-4-1
21Venegas
88Vidal10Cerdas5Martinez11Cordoba
2Valverde16Cespedes17Evans6Piedra22Aguero
23Vega
- 21J. Venegas
- 11R. Cordoba
- 22J. Aguero
- 6Y. Piedra
- 5C. Martinez
- 10K. Cerdas
- 23J. Vega
- 17J. Evans
- 16G. Castillo Cespedes
- 88R. Vidal
- 2J. Valverde
Substitutes
- 4P. Fonseca
- 27D. Masis
- 7A. Guevara
- 38K. Gomez
- 77J. Vega
- 8E. Hernandez
- 30P. Aguero
- 20C. Agualimpia
- 41J. Pilarte
- 18J. Aguilar
Line-up - Saprissa • 5-1-4
24Sinclair14Rodriguez46Woodly26Soto
39Barahona
17Dosman4Waston22Rivas3Arboine27Taylor
40Madriz
- 26A. Soto
- 27S. Taylor
- 46D. Woodly
- 14A. Rodriguez
- 3P. Arboine
- 24O. Sinclair
- 22J. M. Azofeifa Rivas
- 40A. Madriz
- 4K. Waston
- 17G. G. Taylor Dosman
- 39A. Barahona
Substitutes
- 5J. Mora
- 19K. Arboine
- 50M. Elizondo
- 20M. Torres
- 21F. Escobar
- 7N. Williams
- 11B. Hernandez
- 15D. Sequeira
- 8D. Guzman
- 13I. Alfaro
Coaches
- San Carlos
- Geiner Segura
- Saprissa
- Hernan Medford
Team statistics
San CarlosSaprissa
5Corners5
0Throw In0
0Free Kick0
0Goal Kick0
0Penalty0
5Substitution5
99Attacks85
47Dangerous Attacks47
4On Target2
4Off Target8
52%Ball Possession48%
4Corners1
0Throw In0
0Free Kick0
0Goal Kick0
0Penalty0
0Substitution4
54Attacks29
31Dangerous Attacks10
4On Target0
3Off Target2
63%Ball Possession37%
1Corners4
0Throw In0
0Free Kick0
0Goal Kick0
0Penalty0
5Substitution1
45Attacks56
16Dangerous Attacks37
0On Target2
1Off Target6
Head-to-head
Last 9 meetings
San Carlos wins0
Draws1
Saprissa wins8
- Goals: San Carlos
- 5 (0.6)
- Goals: Saprissa
- 19 (2.1)
- Goals per match
- 2.7
- Both teams scored
- 4 / 9
- Over 2.5 goals
- 5 / 9
Results
- 3 August 2026 • Primera División • Saprissa 2 : 1 San Carlos (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 23 March 2026 • Primera División • San Carlos 1 : 3 Saprissa (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 8 February 2026 • Primera División • Saprissa 2 : 1 San Carlos (Half-time 2 : 1)
- 16 October 2025 • Primera División • San Carlos 0 : 2 Saprissa (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 2 August 2025 • Primera División • Saprissa 2 : 0 San Carlos (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 9 March 2025 • Primera División • Deportivo Saprissa 3 : 0 San Carlos (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 12 January 2025 • Primera División • San Carlos 0 : 1 Deportivo Saprissa (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 11 December 2024 • Primera División • Deportivo Saprissa 2 : 0 San Carlos (Half-time 2 : 0)
- 7 December 2024 • Primera División • San Carlos 2 : 2 Deportivo Saprissa (Half-time 0 : 0)
Form: last 9 matches
| San Carlos | Saprissa | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 6-1-2 | 3-2-4 |
| Scored (per match) | 12 (1.3) | 16 (1.8) |
| Conceded (per match) | 7 (0.8) | 12 (1.3) |
| Clean sheets | 6 / 9 | 3 / 9 |
| Both teams scored | 3 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 3 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
Recent form - San Carlos
- D20 October 2026 • Primera División • Sporting FC 3 : 3 San Carlos (Half-time 3 : 1)
- L14 October 2026 • Primera División • San Carlos 1 : 2 Inter San Carlos (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W11 October 2026 • Primera División • Herediano 0 : 1 San Carlos (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W21 September 2026 • Primera División • San Carlos 1 : 0 Cartagines (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W12 September 2026 • Primera División • Zeledon 0 : 2 San Carlos (Half-time 0 : 2)
- W7 September 2026 • Primera División • San Carlos 1 : 0 Sporting FC (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L31 August 2026 • Primera División • San Carlos 1 : 2 Puntarenas FC (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W24 August 2026 • Primera División • Alajuelense 0 : 1 San Carlos (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W15 August 2026 • Primera División • San Carlos 1 : 0 Herediano (Half-time 0 : 0)
Recent form - Saprissa
- W29 October 2026 • Concacaf Central American Cup • Saprissa 2 : 1 Luis Angel Firpo (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D22 October 2026 • Concacaf Central American Cup • Luis Angel Firpo 0 : 0 Saprissa (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L18 October 2026 • Primera División • Cartagines 1 : 0 Saprissa (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W16 October 2026 • Primera División • Saprissa 6 : 0 Sporting FC (Half-time 3 : 0)
- L12 October 2026 • Primera División • Escorpiones 1 : 0 Saprissa (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W20 September 2026 • Primera División • Saprissa 2 : 0 Herediano (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L17 September 2026 • Concacaf Central American Cup • Cartagines 3 : 2 Saprissa (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L14 September 2026 • Primera División • Sporting FC 4 : 2 Saprissa (Half-time 3 : 1)
- D10 September 2026 • Concacaf Central American Cup • Saprissa 2 : 2 Cartagines (Half-time 1 : 0)
Standings - Apertura
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saprissa | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 24 |
| 2 | Cartagines | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 24 |
| 3 |  Sporting FC | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 24 |
| 4 | Alajuelense | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 22 |
| 5 | San Carlos | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
| 6 | Puntarenas FC | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 18 |
| 7 |  Inter San Carlos | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 18 |
| 8 |  Herediano | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 14 |
| 9 |  Escorpiones | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 10 |
| 10 |  Zeledon | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 9 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saprissa | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 18 |
| 2 | Cartagines | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 18 |
| 3 | Sporting FC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 14 |
| 4 | Alajuelense | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 |
| 5 | San Carlos | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 6 | Puntarenas FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Inter San Carlos | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
| 8 | Herediano | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 6 |
| 9 | Escorpiones | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 4 |
| 10 | Zeledon | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 4 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Carlos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 |
| 2 | Sporting FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 10 |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 |
| 4 | Inter San Carlos | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 9 |
| 5 | Herediano | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 6 | Puntarenas FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 7 |
| 7 | Escorpiones | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 |
| 8 | Saprissa | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 6 |
| 9 | Cartagines | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Zeledon | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 5 |
Top scorers
| # | Player | Team | Goals | Pen. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Hernández | Herediano | 10 | 1 |
| 1 | E. Casado | Santa Ana | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | R. Vidal | Municipal Liberia | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | D. Campos | Alajuelense | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | J. East | Deportivo Saprissa | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | B. Martínez | San Carlos | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | J. Aguirre | Pérez Zeledón | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | A. Hernández | Puntarenas | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Alberto Toril | Alajuelense | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | M. Ureña | Cartaginés | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | D. Colindres | Municipal Liberia | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | M. Loría | Deportivo Saprissa | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | B. Martínez | San Carlos | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | A. Rodríguez | Deportivo Saprissa | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Alberto Toril | Alajuelense | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | D. Colindres | Municipal Liberia | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | J. Montenegro | Municipal Liberia | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | J. Villalobos | Santos de Guápiles | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | J. Moya | Alajuelense | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | J. Venegas | Guanacasteca | 6 | 1 |